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Prepositionsareshortwords(on,in,to)thatusually
standinfrontofnouns(sometimesalsoinfrontof
gerundverbs).
EvenadvancedlearnersofEnglishfindprepositions
difficult,asa1:1translationisusuallynotpossible.
Oneprepositioninyournativelanguagemighthave
severaltranslationsdependingonthesituation.
Therearehardlyanyrulesastowhentousewhich
preposition.Theonlywaytolearnprepositionsis
lookingthemupinadictionary(/en/lingopad),
readingalotinEnglish(literature(/en/readon/literature))andlearningusefulphrasesoffbyheart
(studytips(/en/cram-up/learning/gap-filling)).
Thefollowingtablecontainsrulesforsomeofthe
mostfrequentlyusedprepositionsinEnglish:
PrepositionsTime
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English
Usage
Example
on
daysoftheweek
onMonday
in
months/seasons
Business
timeofday
inAugust/in
winter
inthemorning
Communication
year
afteracertain
periodoftime
(when?)
in2006
fornight
atnight
forweekend
attheweekend
acertainpointof
time(when?)
athalfpastnine
since
fromacertainpoint
oftime(pasttill
now)
since1980
for
overacertain
periodoftime(past
tillnow)
for2years
ago
acertaintimeinthe
past
2yearsago
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EnglishPrepositions
before
earlierthana
certainpointof
time
before2004
to
tellingthetime
tentosix(5:50)
past
tellingthetime
tenpastsix(6:10)
to/
till/
until
markingthe
beginningandend
ofaperiodoftime
fromMondayto/till
Friday
till/
until
inthesenseofhow
long something is
going to last
Heisonholiday
untilFriday.
inthesenseofat
the latest
Iwillbebackby6
oclock.
uptoacertaintime
By11o'clock,Ihad
readfivepages.
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PrepositionsPlace(PositionandDirection)
English
in
at
Usage
room,building,
street,town,
country
inthekitchen,in
London
book,paperetc.
inthecar,inataxi
car,taxi
picture,world
inthepicture,in
theworld
meaningnext to, by
an object
atthedoor,atthe
station
fortable
atthetable
forevents
ataconcert,atthe
party
placewhereyou
aretodo
somethingtypical
(watchafilm,
study,work)
on
Example
attached
foraplacewitha
river
beingonasurface
inthebook
atthecinema,at
school,atwork
thepictureonthe
wall
Londonliesonthe
Thames.
foracertainside
(left,right)
onthetable
forafloorina
house
onthefirstfloor
ontheleft
forpublictransport
onthebus,ona
plane
fortelevision, radio
onTV,ontheradio
leftorrightof
somebodyor
something
Janeisstanding
by/nextto/
besidethecar.
under
ontheground,
lowerthan(or
coveredby)
somethingelse
thebagisunder
thetable
below
lowerthan
somethingelsebut
aboveground
thefisharebelow
thesurface
by,next
to,
beside
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EnglishPrepositions
over
coveredby
somethingelse
putajacketover
yourshirt
meaningmore than
over16yearsof
age
gettingtothe
otherside(also
across)
walkoverthe
bridge
overcomingan
obstacle
climboverthewall
above
higherthan
somethingelse,
butnotdirectly
overit
apathabovethe
lake
across
gettingtothe
otherside(also
over)
walkacrossthe
bridge
gettingtothe
otherside
through
to
swimacrossthe
lake
somethingwith
limitsontop,
bottomandthe
sides
drivethroughthe
tunnel
movementto
personorbuilding
gotothecinema
movementtoa
placeorcountry
gotoLondon/
Ireland
gotobed
forbed
into
enteraroom/a
building
gointothe
kitchen/the
house
movementinthe
directionof
something(butnot
directlytoit)
go5stepstowards
thehouse
onto
movementtothe
topofsomething
jumpontothe
table
from
inthesenseof
where from
aflowerfromthe
garden
towards
OtherimportantPrepositions
English
from
of
Usage
Example
whogaveit
apresentfromJane
who/whatdoesit
belongto
apageofthebook
whatdoesitshow
thepictureofa
palace
by
whomadeit
abookbyMark
Twain
on
walkingorridingon
horseback
onfoot,on
horseback
enteringapublic
transportvehicle
getonthebus
in
enteringacar/Taxi
getinthecar
off
leavingapublic
transportvehicle
getoffthetrain
leavingacar/Taxi
getoutofthetaxi
riseorfallof
something
priceshaverisenby
10percent
outof
by
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EnglishPrepositions
at
about
travelling(other
thanwalkingor
horseriding)
bycar,bybus
forage
shelearnedRussian
at45
fortopics,meaning
what about
weweretalking
aboutyou
ExercisesonPrepositions
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace1(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?07)
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace2(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?08)
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ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace5(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTime1(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?02)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTime2(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?18)
ExerciseonPrepositionssinceandfor(/en/cramup/vocabulary/since-for)
Seealso:Date(/en/cram-up/vocabulary/date)and
Time(/en/cram-up/vocabulary/time)
ExerciseonPrepositionsBuses(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?11)
ExerciseonPrepositionsApicture(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?12)
ExerciseonPrepositionsAphotograph(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?13)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTheWampanoag
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ExerciseonPrepositionsGeorgeWashington
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ExerciseonPrepositionsHenryFord(/en/cramup/grammar/prepositions/exercises?15)
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